The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago, the third largest Archdiocese in the U.S., serves more than 2.3 million Catholics in Cook and Lake Counties in Northeastern Illinois, and administrates the nation’s largest private school system. Recently, the Archdiocese took an innovative approach to restructuring their Catechist Management program. Their first step was to speak with more than700 individuals to help draft the future direction. What they discovered was their programs weren't as accessible as they needed to be, weren't always aligned with expectations and outcomes, were taught with mixed quality, and were often too expensive. More...

The term, vernacular, refers to a common vocabulary shared by a similar group of people. The Catholic Church has its own vernacular and the use of this vocabulary increases understanding for those who hear or read it. My Catholic Faith Delivered is the only learning management system specifically designed to address the Church’s needs using this shared vernacular. We speak your language. This means learners won’t encounter lessons with quotes from the King James bible, or be confused by Mary’s role as Mother of the Church. As the only learning and catechist management designed for the Catholic Church, by Catholics, we wanted to introduce some very important people involved with the conception and innovation of MCFD.

Here’s the unavoidable truth; today’s learners want bite-size courses they can access from any device with an internet connection.
While MCFD’s platform provides the ability for parishes and dioceses to deliver that desired online learning, what we really promote is blended learning. Online catechesis alone is not enough. We believe there must be a blending of community and face-to-face aspect to the learning.
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